The 10 most important things in the world right now

Young dancers wearing traditional costumes perform during celebrations of Russian republic of North Ossetia Days in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, July 22, 2017.
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3. The unemployment level in Britain is at a 44-year low at just 4.5%. But that's just an example of Disraeli's three kinds of lies, with the 1.49 million people fitting the official definition of "unemployment" disguising the true rate. In reality, about 21.5% of all workers are without jobs, or 8.83 million people, according to Britain's Office for National Statistics.

6. Massive protests have erupted across Poland. Poles took to the streets on Sunday over new laws by the populist governing Law and Justice party that drastically limit the independence of the judiciary, accusing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski of trying to cement his power.

10. A crackdown on VPNs by China could lead to a brain drain. Academics have been using virtual private networks (VPN) to get around the country's notorious "Great Firewall," which blocks sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google, and if Beijing's 14-month nationwide "clean-up" of unauthorised internet connections succeeds, university researchers are warning that international scholars will avoid China and they also will look at leaving.